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36 U.S.C. 70707: Misnomer not to affect transfer of propertyText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSCHAPTER 707-FREDERICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL AND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
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§70707. Misnomer not to affect transfer of property

A misnomer of the corporation does not affect any transfer of property to or from the corporation.

( Pub. L. 105–225 , Aug. 12, 1998 , 112 Stat. 1355 .)

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70707

36:4405.

June 6, 1900, ch. 806, § 5, 31 Stat. 663.

In this section, the word “affect” is substituted for “defeat or annul”, and the words “transfer of property” are substituted for “grant, donation, gift, devise, or bequest”, to eliminate unnecessary words.